Palamuru Pushed Back Into A Migration District: KTR

BRS working president K T Rama Rao today launched a sharp attack on the Congress government and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing them of reversing the development achieved in Palamuru district and pushing it back into distress and large-scale migration.

Addressing a meeting of newly elected BRS sarpanches in Nagar Kurnool, KTR claimed that the Congress government had failed to carry forward key irrigation and development projects, undoing years of progress made during the BRS regime. He alleged that despite being in power for two years, the Congress government had not completed even 10% of the works initiated earlier.

"Palamuru was made green and prosperous under KCR's leadership. The Congress has once again turned Palamuru into a migration district by stalling projects and drying up irrigation, and after not even lifting a handful of soil, the Chief Minister is indulging in irresponsible and abusive rhetoric," KTR said.

He claimed that nearly 90% of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project works were completed during the K Chandrashekar Rao government. However, after coming to power, the Congress government had cancelled approved tenders and crippled the project, he lamented. He also alleged that the Revanth Reddy government had compromised Telangana's rightful water allocations, severely impacting farmers.

KTR announced that former CM KCR was preparing for another phase of struggle to protect the Palamuru-Rangareddy project, safeguard Telangana's water interests and stand with the farmers. He said that KCR would soon visit Palamuru, and appealed to the people of the region to support the movement.

Speaking about the agrarian situation, KTR said that the Congress government had replaced the "Rythu Bandhu" era with "Ra-Bandhu" (vulture) rule. He alleged that farmers were being forced to plead for urea fertiliser, standing in long queues even during cold conditions. "During KCR's tenure, there was never a shortage of urea, and farmers received fertilisers as per their needs. Revanth Reddy however has no concern for farmers," he claimed. He also said that the CM resorted to abusive language whenever questioned about the implementation of poll promises, even after completing two years in power.